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Optimism rises for deal on nearly $1 trillion relief package

by Andrew Taylor
| December 19, 2020 9:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Negotiators reported continued progress on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package on Saturday, with optimism rising that the overdue talks would soon produce an agreement. The Senate convened a Saturday session, while House members stood by for a vote that will arrive no earlier than Sunday.

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